Iraq vs Qatar: result 2-1 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on December 26, 2017 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Basra International Stadium, Basra
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What was the result of Iraq vs Qatar?
Iraq won 2-1 on December 26, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 17′Almoez AliQatar
- 45′Ali Faez AtiyahIraq
- 65′Ali HusniIraq
Official lineup for Iraq vs Qatar
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iraq
- 8Mohannad Abdulraheem
- 9Aymen Hussein
- 11Humam Tariq
- 16Hussein Ali
- 18Amjad Attwan
- 21Saad Abdul Ameer
- 3Ali Bahjat Fadhil
- 5Ali Faez Atiyah
- 17Alaa Ali Mhawi
- 20Rebin Solaka
- 1Jalal Hassan Hachim
Qatar
- 10Hassan Al Haydos
- 17Ismaeel Mohammad
- 19Almoez Ali
- 11Akram Afif
- 12Karim Boudiaf
- 23Hamad Al Obaidi
- 3Abdelkarim Hassan
- 4Almahdi Ali
- 6Ahmed Yasser
- 15Pedro Miguel
- 1Saad Al Sheeb
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iraq have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Qatar have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2017 | Bahrain(away) | 1-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 13, 2017 | Syria(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Kenya(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2017 | United Arab Emirates(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Thailand(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2017 | Yemen(home) | 4-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Liechtenstein(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Iceland(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Czechia(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Curaçao(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Iraq score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Qatar score 1.4 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Qatar | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Iraq sit 3rd in Gulf Cup of Nations (4 points from 3 matches) and Qatar sit 2nd (7 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | QatarGroup B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | IraqGroup A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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